Tanzer 14 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

13.5' · 4.11 m

Displ.

315 lbs · 143 kg

First year

1970

The Tanzer 14 serves as a pivotal bridge in the legacy of Tanzer Industries, designed by Johann Tanzer in the early 1970s as a more accessible, lighterweight alternative to the firm’s highly successful Tanzer 16. While the larger 16footer was built as a heavyduty family daysailer and racer, the Tanzer 14 was envisioned as a nimble trainer and versatile utility dinghy that could be easily managed by a solo sailor or a small family. Constructed with the same robust fiberglass layup that defined the builder's reputation in Dorion, Quebec, the 14foot model features a classic sloop rig, a retractable centerboard, and a kickup rudder, making it ideally suited for lake sailing and beaching. It represents the midpoint of Tanzer’s smallboat trio, which included the juniorfocused Tanzer 10.5 and the flagship Tanzer 16.